Grant Withers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-01-17
Day of Death
1959-03-27 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Grant Withers
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Grant Withers (January 17, 1905, Pueblo, Colorado – March 27, 1959, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California), born Granville G. Withers, was a prolific American film actor with a sizeable body of work.
With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into talkies establishing himself with an impressive list of headlined features as a young and handsome male lead.
As his career progressed, his importance diminished, but he did manage a 10-year contract at Republic Pictures. His friendships with both John Ford and John Wayne secured him a spot in nine of Wayne's films, but later roles dwindled to supporting parts, mainly as villains in B-movies, serials, and finally television. He appeared in the late 1950s in two episodes of the syndicated western series 26 Men, set in Arizona, where he had earlier eloped with Loretta Young.
His life in film, five unsuccessful marriages, and a tragic end had all the makings of its own Hollywood drama.
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Acting
It's Always Sunday
as William Brackett Sr.
(1994)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1959)
I, Mobster
as Paul Moran
(1957)
Hell's Crossroads
as Sheriff Oliver
(1957)
Last Stagecoach West
as Jack Fergus
(1956)
The White Squaw
as Sheriff
(1955)
Run for Cover
as Gentry
(1955)
Lady Godiva of Coventry
as Pendar
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Jason Blue
(1953)
The Sun Shines Bright
as Buck Ramsey
(1953)
Tropic Zone
as Bert Nelson
(1953)
Champ for a Day
as Scott Cameron
(1953)
Iron Mountain Trail
as Roger McCall
(1952)
Oklahoma Annie
as Bull McCready
(1952)
Woman of the North Country
as Henry S. Chapman
(1952)
Hoodlum Empire
as Rev. Simon Andrews
(1952)
Leadville Gunslinger
as Jonathan Graves
(1952)
Tropical Heat Wave
as Norman James
(1952)
Captive of Billy the Kid
as Van Stanley
(1951)
Belle Le Grand
as Shannon
(1951)
The Sea Hornet
as Rocky Lowe
(1951)
Utah Wagon Train
as Red Bancroft
(1951)
Spoilers of the Plains
as Gregory Camwell
(1951)
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Carlo Petrov
(1950)
Rio Grande
as U.S. Deputy Marshal
(1950)
Trigger, Jr.
as Manson
(1950)
Rock Island Trail
as David Strong
(1950)
Tripoli
as Sgt. Derek
(1950)
Hit Parade of 1951
as Smokey
(1950)
The Savage Horde
as Wade Proctor
(1950)
Bells of Coronado
as Craig Bennett
(1949)
The Fighting Kentuckian
as George Hayden
(1949)
Hellfire
as Sheriff Martin
(1949)
Duke of Chicago
as Tony Russo
(1948)
Fort Apache
as Silas Meacham
(1948)
Wake of the Red Witch
as Capt. Wilde Youngeur
(1948)
Sons of Adventure
as J.L. Sterling
(1948)
The Plunderers
as Deputy Tap Lawrence
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Wesley Hardin
(1948)
Homicide for Three
as Joe Hatch
(1948)
Angel in Exile
as Sheriff
(1948)
Old Los Angeles
as Marshal Ed Luckner
(1948)
Night Time in Nevada
as Ran Farrell
(1948)
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Matt Conroy
(1947)
Tycoon
as Fog
(1947)
Gunfighters
as Deputy Bill Yount
(1947)
Wyoming
as Joe Sublette
(1947)
Blackmail
as Inspector Donaldson
(1947)
The Trespasser
as Detective Lt. Kirk
(1947)
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Bill Winters
(1946)
My Darling Clementine
as Ike Clanton
(1946)
In Old Sacramento
as Captain Mark Slayter
(1946)
Affairs of Geraldine
as Henry Cooper
(1945)
Utah
as Ben Bowman
(1945)
Dakota
as Slagin
(1945)
Dangerous Partners
as Jonathan
(1945)
Road to Alcatraz
as Inspector Craven
(1945)
The Vampire's Ghost
as Father Gilchrist
(1945)
Bells of Rosarita
as William Ripley
(1944)
The Fighting Seabees
as Whanger Spreckles
(1944)
The Yellow Rose of Texas
as Express Agent Lucas
(1944)
The Girl Who Dared
as Homer Norton
(1944)
Silent Partner
as Bob Ross
(1944)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
as FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)
(1944)
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Matt Colby
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as "Rich"Richardson
(1943)
(1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Bob Hastings
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Waddy (uncredited)
(1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
Captive Wild Woman
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
(1943)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Henry Potter
(1942)
Panama Hattie
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Mordecai Milligan
(1942)
Apache Trail
as 'Les' Lestrade
(1942)
Butch Minds the Baby
as Cactus Pete
(1942)
Northwest Rangers
as Fowler
(1941)
Billy the Kid
as Ed Shanahan
(1941)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
(1941)
The Masked Rider
as Douglas
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Harry Belding
(1941)
The Get-Away
as Rufe Parker, a Gangster
(1941)
Parachute Battalion
as Captain
(1941)
Let's Make Music
as Headwaiter
(1940)
The Fatal Hour
as Capt. Bill Street
(1940)
Doomed to Die
as Capt. William Street
(1940)
Tomboy
as Mr. Kelly
(1940)
Phantom of Chinatown
as Police Captain Street
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Withers
(1940)
Men Against the Sky
as Mr. Grant
(1939)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
as Police Capt. Sam Street
(1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Police Capt. Bill Street
(1939)
Navy Secrets
as Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
(1939)
Daughter of the Tong
as Ralph Dickson
(1939)
Lure of the Wasteland
as Smitty
(1939)
Boys' Reformatory
as Dr. Owens
(1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Jack
(1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Police Capt. Sam Street
(1938)
Held For Ransom
as Larry Scott
(1938)
The Secret of Treasure Island
as Roderick Gridley
(1938)
The Marines Come Thru
as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray
(1937)
Paradise Express
as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
(1937)
Telephone Operator
as Red
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as Officer Pat O'Hara
(1937)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Grant Drexel
(1937)
Jungle Jim
as Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
(1937)
Bill Cracks Down
as 'Tons' Walker
(1936)
Border Flight
as Lt. Pat Tornell
(1936)
Lady Be Careful
as Lt. Loomis
(1936)
The Arizona Raiders
as Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
(1936)
Three on a Limb
as Oscar
(1936)
Let's Sing Again
as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Casey Cameron
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Tod
(1935)
The Test
as Brule Conway
(1935)
Society Fever
as Ronald Dawson
(1935)
Goin' to Town
as Young Stud
(1935)
Ship Cafe
as Rocky Stone
(1935)
The Fighting Marines
as Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
(1935)
Skybound
as Chet Morley
(1935)
Rip Roaring Riley
as Major Gray
(1935)
Storm Over the Andes
as Mitchell
(1935)
Valley of Wanted Men
as Fred
(1934)
The Red Rider
as 'Silent' Slade
(1934)
Tailspin Tommy
as Milt Howe
(1932)
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as James Manning
(1932)
Red Haired Alibi
as Robert 'Bob' Shelton
(1932)
The Gambling Sex
as Bill Foster
(1931)
Other Men's Women
as Bill White
(1931)
Swanee River
as Garry
(1931)
Too Young to Marry
as Bill Clark
(1930)
Scarlet Pages
as Bob Lawrence
(1930)
The Second Floor Mystery
as Geoffrey West
(1930)
Sinners' Holiday
as Angel
(1930)
(1930)
Back Pay
as Gerald
(1930)
Dancing Sweeties
as Bill Cleaver
(1930)
Soldiers and Women
as Capt. Clive Branch
(1930)
The Other Tomorrow
as Jon Carter
(1929)
Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
(1929)
Tiger Rose
as Bruce
(1929)
So Long Letty
as Harry Miller
(1929)
Hearts in Exile
as Paul Pavloff
(1929)
The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Jim Crane
(1929)
The Greyhound Limited
as Bill
(1929)
Madonna of Avenue A
as Slim Shayne
(1929)
Saturday's Children
as Rims Rosson
(1929)
In the Headlines
as Nosey Norton
(1928)
Bringing Up Father
as Dennis
(1928)
The Road to Ruin
as Don Hughes
(1928)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Hero
(1928)
Golden Shackles
as Frank Fordyce
(1927)
College
as Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
(1927)
(1927)
Upstream
as John Rogers
(1927)
(1927)
The Final Extra
as Pat Riley
(1926)
The Gentle Cyclone
as Wilkes Junior
(1926)
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y.
as Jack Fairfax
Crew
(1945)
China's Little Devils
Producer
(1940)
On the Spot
Producer